Personalized plate

[matthg40]

Alright all this may give you a headache reading this but need advice.i own a white polo g40 with a personalized number plate on.i brought another ones which was a rolling shell and transferred everything from the white one to the new g40. Now I need to take the personal plate off the white one but It needs insuring and tax. It is taxed but has no mot so question is can I swap the plate still Many thanks matt

[PeteG40]

no - you have to have a road worthy car with mot to swap plate as far as i recall

[diggersg40]

not quite true pete 
the car must have been mot'd in the last 12 months if it is out of mot and has been for over a year then its not possible

beware though the dvla may want to inspect the car

matt

[matthg40]

Ah that could be fun it's a bare shell oops

[PeteG40]

i know i was advised to put on retention or transfer before the mot ran out.

[diggersg40]

mine had been off the road for 9 months without mot and it was just a shell and i managed to get my plate on retention

when i spoke to the dvla they said if they did want to inspect it i would have to take the shell to wherever but they never asked